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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 7 October 2016

On Friday 7 October, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind3.24 GW10%Hydro0.50 GW1%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas17.51 GW52%Coal3.45 GW10%Imports1.55 GW5%Nuclear7.01 GW21%32.7GW AVERAGE10%52%10%21%
Price
£75.52/MWh
Day average £75.52
Demand32.7GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables12%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 7 October 2016, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 39.5 GW at 18:45. The price £75.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £32.24/MWh at 03:30 to £230.77/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.371.1%Wind 3.249.6%Gas 17.5152.1%Hydro 0.501.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0120.8%Coal 3.4510.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.5GW · 18:45
Low 22.3 · 03:40Avg 32.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports13GWh
In
23 Out
11
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 7 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 7 October 2016, Great Britain imported 23 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 7 Oct
Imported
23GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
13GWh
Average net flow
0.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 13.7 GWhPumped 12.3 GWh

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